Food conservation theme at Rotary meeting in Ames
Miss Mabel Bentley of the state college extension service told Rotarians at Hotel Russell-Lamson that food conservation is a wartime priority. She urged obedience to food administration edicts, equating noncompliance with treason, and stressed eating loyally. Fellow speakers included George Hubvard, A. J. Knapp, George Miller, and George E. Lichty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Russell-Lamson
Mabel Bentley
State College
Ames
Miss Bentley
George Hubvard
Chicago
A. J. Knapp George Miller
George E. Lichty
Rotarians
Auto Accidents Claim Attention
George J. Wood, arrested by Police Chief J D Caldwell on a charge of operating an auto while intoxicated with two different numbers on his machine and for driving in a careless manner, is to have a hearing on a state charge before Justice U B Kepford. Miss Lola Moore was injured about the face Saturday evening when her car collided with a West Ninth street car at Commercial street and Park avenue west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Wood
J. D. Caldwell
Ub, Kepford
Wood
Williston Avenus
Leckington
Lola Moore
Sunnyside Avenue
West Ninth Street
Commercial Street
Park Avenue West
Paul Jensen
Glenwood Street
Fifth
Walnut Streets
F. A. Roosa
Cortlandt Street
William Bray
Ninth
South Streets
Mr. Mitchell
Harold A. McLaughlin
Seventh
A. H. Krebs
Independence Avenue
Q. J. McManus
Funeral Services for Lieut Nugent Conducted Today
Funeral services for Lieut Leon John Nugent killed in an Ellington field Tex airplane crash were held at Gilbertville Catholic church this morning. Rev Father Nemmers assisted by Rev B J Slattery Waterloo and Knights of Columbus attended in body. Military ceremony led by Lieut W R Harpline S R C A 5 from Washburn. Pallbearers included Albert James John and Jack O Connor J McKertt and George Youngblut. Interment followed in Gilbertville churchyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon John Nugent
Ellington Field
Tex
Gilbertville Catholic Church
Father Nemmers
B. J. Slattery
Waterloo
Knights of Columbus of Waterloo Council
W. R. Harpline
S.R.C. A
Texas
Washburn
Zimmerman
Anderson
Faust
Dickinson
Sorenson
Strardhow
Lindsey
Brooks
Jorgensen
Cedar Falls
Albert
James
John
Jack O’connor
J. McKer
George Youngblut
Gilbertville
Workmen Uncover Old Cornerstone Box at St Luke's Church
Workmen remodeling St Luke's Episcopal church in Cedar Falls uncovered a cornerstone box placed on November 29 1866. The box reportedly held a bible an Episcopal prayer book state assembly proceedings for three sessions prior to 1866 a history of the Masonic Judge and church officers list. John Adams of Dunkerton died at St Francis hospital after a period of illness with funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
State Assembly
C-L. Kinney
Messrs
F. H. Packard
Charles Neeley
George Gammil
Henry Anderson
John Adams
Dunkerton
St. Francis Hospital
O*keefe & Towne
Half Third Liberty Loan Still Lags In Subscriptions
Washington reports half of the $3,000,000,000 minimum for the third Liberty loan remains to be subscribed in the campaign. Total surpassed $2.5 billion with $1,456,685,100 on Saturday. Local committees aim to set a record week aided by Liberty Day celebrations. Railroads contribute heavily. Washington state and Seattle show strong uptake. Missouri and 19 counties claim top honors as districts push to finish. The Eighth Federal Reserve District tops its $130 million quota, first to go over the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry
Wilson
I. H. Aishton
Chicago
Mississippi
Seattle
Yacoma
Oregon
Liberry
Missouri
St. Louia
Federal Reserve
St. Louis
Federal Reserve District
Tama Man Arrested on Spy Charge Internment Possible
Cedar Rapids Iowa April 22 1942 federal marshals arrested Fritz Uppkopp in Tama on telegraphic instructions from the Department of Justice for violating the espionage act. He was brought to Cedar Rapids and jailed with possible prosecution as a spy or internment during the war. Deputy Marshal Healy said Ophoff's record warranted prosecution but details were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tama
Fritz Upkopp
Department of Justice
Healy
Ophoff
OWA MAN IN FLYING CORES TIES IN TEXAS
Victor I Gustafson a 24 year old private in the aviation section of the signal corps at Fort Sam Houston Texas died Saturday afternoon of pneumonia telegram to relatives says Gustafsons father Gust Gustafson a farmer near Minerva Indiana died Friday of apoplexy burial expected for the son's body in Marysville Iowa tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryshalltown
Victor I. Gustafson
Aviation
Signal Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Gustafson
Gust Gustafson
Minerva
Rich Man Turns Hobo and Returns Richer In Chicago
Isaac Briskin, a wealthy Chicago tobacconist, vanished on August 30 leaving concerns about his mind and estate. He reappeared soon after, having traveled to Los Angeles, worked for meals, saved to buy a new suit, and returned to Chicago with cash to resume control of the Briskin wholesale tobacco business and his Maywood home, facing no formal challenge from heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Isaac Briskin
Briskin
Jack
Charles
Los Angeles
Briskin Wholesale Tobacco
Maywood
Treasure of 115000 in gold coins found in abandoned well
In Lawrence county near Hillsville Pa a well on Isaac Shaffer farm yielded 115000 in gold coins after dynamite blasting by Timestone Co workers. The coins were buried by Isaac Shaffer who died in 1888 after muttering gold as he pointed to his farm. Coins deposited in Newcastle Pa bank, heirs claimants noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Isaac Shaffer
Lawrence County
Hillsvile
Timestone
Newcastle
Shaffer
Men on Their Toes Says Daniels After Shipyard Visit
Secretary Daniels returns from a three day New England speaking tour and hails shipbuilding progress. He praises Squantum plant for inspiring enthusiasm and notes workers are "all on their toes" and the impressive development in fifty days at a wage of 225 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
New England
Daniels
Peru Murder Suspect Buried at Owa City
Funeral services were held in Cedar Rapids for Paul Heald a young American banker who died in Lima Peru on January 30. His body was sent to Iowa City for burial with his brother Sameul Heald who helped spark a state department inquiry and who maintains the death was murder.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul Heald
Lima
Peru
Bas
State Department
Iowa City
America
Sameel Heald
Ah. Heald
Book Suppression Warning Handled in Dubuque
Ten members of the International Bible Students association in Dubuque were called before U.S. Marshal E R Moore and warned to stop distributing circulars about Pastor Russell's The Finished Mystery. He ordered them to delay public meetings until after the war, noting their claimed conscientious objector status.
Ox Slowest Animal in Trade History
The piece notes oxen as the slowest animal, slower than rail era transit. It recalls a farmer with ox teams taking two weeks for a market round trip carrying twenty five to thirty bushels of mire, a journey now feasible by rail in about half a day, with oxen moving only two to three feet per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halfa Das
Miller's Wrist Cot Injury Reported at St Francis
John Miller, colored, was taken to St Francis hospital yesterday with a lacerated wrist after he fell through a glass door. He is expected to be released today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
John Miller
St. Francis Hospital
Wheat To Allies To Halt While Belgium Is Aided
Washington reports a 10 day pause in food shipments to allied populations to move 3,000,000 bushels of grain to Belgium in desperate straits. Some grain will also aid northern France under German occupation as cables from the Belgian relief commission urge equal distribution. Belgium and northern France face bread shortages for about 20 days without exotic grain supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Washington, D. C
France
Belgian Relief Commission
Brussels
A Knave and a Fool My Girlhood Lesson in Love and Deceit
A narrator recalls a heartbreak from youth involving Ralph Loring, Sarah Baker, and an anonymous letter that ruined trust. Ralph denies guilt, leaves town, and a later reveal ties the forgery to Sarah Esker, leaving the narrator with lasting sorrow and a wary view of romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Laas
Ralph Loring
Barn Danc
Sarns Beker
Ralph
Sarah
Sarah Haker
Lara
Sarah Baker
Esther
Sarah Esker
Pagseed
British and German raids report on Somme and allied fronts
London reports slight British gains near Villers Bretonneux Albert and Robecq with local German attacks repulsed after capturing one post. Raids south and north of Lens yielded prisoners and machine guns. French dispatch notes German raids east of Avre near Thennes repulsed and another raid east of Reims unsuccessful. Active artillery across fronts continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Villers-Bretonneux
Albert
Somme
Robecq
Wlundery
Mesnisle
Villers- Riettoneux
Hobecq
Paints
Lens
Anzre
Foxtabert
Nioppa
Paris
Avre
Reims
Thennes
German War Drive Threat Looms If Channel Ports Fail
Washington reports the German western front sacrifices yield no decisive gains and that American strategists expect a further, more powerful thrust if the current drive at channel ports falters. The northern salient attack is not deemed the final onslaught. Additional items note regional travel, local appointments, illnesses, and a derailment near Waterloo delaying Miners Central traffic, plus bakers conventions and military assignments in Camp Grant and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
War Department
Tobacco glut in Danville as 60 million pounds stored
In Danville Virginia a record 60 million pounds of leaf tobacco sit in hogsheads as exports lag and prices soar. Tobacco now tops 22 dollars per hundred points with demand rising in China as cigaret tobacco fuels a growing market. Farmers expect stable or higher prices despite labor shortages and a focus on food crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Wnever
China
Buzzard Collision With Aeroplane Reported From Tex
Baltimore writer and Army aviator George Beehler recounts a midair collision with a huge buzzard at about 1000 feet over Richfield Texas. One propeller blade broke and the plane became hard to control yet Beehler and his trainee managed to land safely after tense moments. Harvesting 38 crops from one patch in 19 years yields seed-potato savings and straw mulching in Shotwell Alabama. Cuba opens to American cutlery trade. German firms once dominated the market but U.S. advertising may secure long term gains.
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Baltimore
George Howard Beehler
Richfield
Tex
Buzzard
Mr. Bechter
Earth
Montgomery
Ala
R. W. Phelps
Shotwell
Phelps
Cuba
Mrs Charles Griefnow Rites Planned In Waterloo
Mrs Charles Griefnow died at 11 a m today at 238 Linwood avenue born January 29 1888 in Waterloo and longtime resident. She married Charles Griefnow on July 4 1914 and is survived by him a week old baby and her parents Mr and Mrs H Vaughn along with sisters Mrs J H McIntyre Mrs Geo Whitemore Mrs Charles Levin and brother R A Vaughn all of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Griefnow
Linwood Avenue
Waterloo
H. Vaughn
J. H. McIntyre
Geo. Whitemore
Charles Levin
R. A. Vaughn
A Romantic Telephone Misdial Leads to Love
Ralph Emerson scans the telephone book for Frank Emerson and calls the wrong number. A series of mistaken identities and a voice leads to a courtship with Helen Busby, culminating in a theatre date, flowers, and an eventual wedding. The tale ends noting the etiquette of the accidental meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Emerson
Emerson
Frank
Tom Frank
Ralph
Frank Emmerson
Frank Emerson
Francis Emoar Fon
Frances
Francis
Papa
le Meriwethers
Omntranders
TriIph
Busbys
Charles Busby
Busby
Goodby
Misa Funerson
Helen Hasby
Tralpa Emerson
Miss Emerson
Helen Busby
Ms. Emerson
Mr. Emerson
Mrs. Emerson
Probe of Draft Registration in Towra Planned
Plans to investigate classification of draft registrants in Iowa districts were made at a meeting of special draft inspectors appointed by Gov. Harding. Adjutant General Logan contends some local boards over or underfilled class one, and inspectors will visit boards with more than 30 percent or less than 25 percent in class one. Inspections begin this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aes Moines
Iowa
Vinci Made This Run Down Woman Strong
An advertisement features Mrs Trine Davis praising Vinci a cod liver iron tonic that boosted her appetite improved digestion and restored strength after a bad cough. The sales copy claims Vinci creates appetite enriches blood and builds health, with multiple druggist distributors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Rus
Vinci
Trine Davis
Russell St
Keens, WN
H. Vinci
Wangler Bros. Co
C. Miller
Waterloo
Military shifts name Wood and Johnson to brigadier general posts
Washington April 22 Lieut Col Robert B Wood nominated to become acting quartermaster general of the army and Gen Hugh Johnson nominated for brigadier general will head traffic and storage services. Goethals remains in charge of the army transport system with two chief assistants. Wood a regular army officer retired in 1915 and returned for the war. Johnson praised for organizing the draft and now tackling transport issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Robert B. Wood
Army
Goethals
Hugh Johnson
Goethala
Col. Wood
Gen
Canal Zone
France
Col. Johnson
Crowder
Courier Patterns for Courier up-to-date design patterns
Patron readers are instructed to fill a coupon and send it to the Fashion Department of Evening Courier, Waterloo, with 10 cents for each pattern. Patterns include seam allowances and orders are filled promptly, with anticipated delivery within ten days after ordering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Department
Courier
Waterloo
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Micabel Bentley
Serving Food Regulations
Lieut. Nugent
Box
OWA
United States
Argentina
Buchanan
M. F. Williamson
Pittsburgh
Charles S. Ulrich
Burlington
Myra Lumry
5. N. Potter
Dubuque
Federal Grand Jury
Clifford Jenkins
Summit Avenue
Carl J. White
Des Moines
D. Payne
A. ©. Cole
Williston Avenue
M. A. Gerber
Lane Street
Rochester
Mina
Gladys Fannon Igll
Mohawk Street
Dotha Warker
Caroline Warker
North Yakima
Wash
A. W. Peterson
New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Charles W. Eby
Jane
Chariton
Eby
Lucas County
Austinville
Fred Winslow
W. L. Harding
Louis Boisot
Camp Grant
Ill
Boisot
Hoisot
W. W. Lytle
Albert J. Lytle
Twenty-third Engineers
National Army
Europe
Towra
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